Page 14 of Daddies’ Little Cubs (Ivory Mountain Daddies #3)
It seemed like Jess was channeling the badass chick vibes that they would need today. That fake confidence was exactly what Des would need to lean into during this conversation with the guys.
Sometimes the twins were in every sense of the word were the same and then there were times that they were completely opposite. Today was one of those latter times, but that was fine with Destiny. People often forget that they are their own people outside of each other.
There was a buzzing across the room as Destiny’s phone vibrated on the bedside table. Quickly running over, she picked up the phone just as it rang out its final ring.
“Hello?”
The smooth voice on the other side sent shivers down her spine as it spoke. “Hi, my sweet girl.” Letting out a woosh of air, she replied “Hi, Jackson.”
There was a beat of silence before Jackson spoke again, “I was just calling to let you both know that we are on our way to pick you up. We will be there in fifteen minutes.”
“Yes, Sir. We will be outside waiting on you.”
There was a clearing of a throat in the background before hearing Eli’s voice float through the phone, “You will do no such thing. Unless you want our morning to start out with a talk about disobeying directions, you and your sister will be inside the house like the good Little girls we know that you are.”
Des glanced over at J as a blush creeped down her cheeks and chest. Ignoring her sister's questioning stare Destiny replied. “Yes, Sir. I understand.”
“That’s my good girl. Now we will see you soon, okay?”
“See you soon, Sir.”
“Sir will do for now, but we hope that will change after this morning.” There was a click and the dial tone greeted Destiny as her brain raced to process what Eli had said. It seemed like yesterday that Jackson had muttered those same words to her.
“Sooooooo? What did they say?” Jess asked as she impatiently bounced on the bench she was sitting in.
“Jackson said that they would be here soon and we were to wait inside for them unless we wanted to start our morning out with a discussion about disobedience.”
Jessa scoffed at her response. Destiny immediately knew what her sister was going to say. There wasn’t much that her twin would buck at, but being told that she couldn’t do something just because she was told not to was one of them.
Jessa liked to know the exact reason she needed to do or not do something. Destiny understood because she was the same way, but the difference is she wouldn’t push the issue and would just obey while her twin would argue until given a reason.
“Jessa, no. We don’t want to rock the boat before we even get in it. Think this through.”
“Oh, I’m thinking about it. I’m thinking that I need to show these men exactly the kind of person they are chasing after.”
D sighed. There was no changing J’s mind about this. Which means that they would both be having a discussion because she wasn’t going to let her sister do it alone. Silence fell upon them as they finished their routine.
Once done, the twins gathered up the few things they would need today and put it all in the small backpack Destiny would carry. It seemed pointless for them each to carry a bag when they were going to the same place and D didn’t mind toting their things around.
She ran her hands over the bag admiring the design. It was a Winnie the Pooh mini backpack that displayed all the characters sitting around the table. Destiny loved Winnie the Pooh almost as much as she loved The Jungle Book .
Her favorite characters were Pooh, of course, but also Roo and Piglet. Those three made her heart do a happy dance each time they appeared on the show.
Slinging the bag on her shoulders, D followed her sister out of the room towards the front of the house. Taking a deep breath as she stepped out onto the front porch, D bounced over towards the swing and sat down beginning to softly swing.
Ten minutes later there was a loud crunching noise as a car started down the driveway. Dread settled in Destiny’s gut like a rock sinking to the bottom of a lake. She knew that this wouldn’t be good and all her instincts were screaming to run inside.
Turning her head just as the car shut off and Jackson slid out of the passenger seat, the urge to bolt grew stronger. Just as he took the first step onto the porch, D couldn’t fight it any longer and stood to dart off.
A quick arm around her waist halted her steps as a warm whisper floated across her ear, “Not so fast, Little Wolf.” The ground left from beneath her as Jackson carried her back towards the swing she had been occupying.
Expecting to sit beside Jackson, Destiny was shocked when instead of sitting her down on the swing beside him, Jackson sat and settled her on his lap, securing her with a thick arm around her waist.
“Settle down babygirl, I’m not going to hurt you.” Jackson whispered again as she wiggled along his lap trying to escape his hold. Destiny took a quick deep breath before allowing her body to relax.
Destiny sat in silence as she watched her twin battle the internal war she was facing. She knew that Jessa was fighting every instinct she had to keep from pulling her from Jackson’s embrace.
“So, do one of you care to explain why you are sitting on the front porch instead of inside like you were instructed to do?” Eli questioned, glancing at Jessa before turning his gaze upon D.
“We don’t have to listen to you. Plus, there’s no reason why we couldn’t wait outside for you. It’s not like we were going to get hurt sitting on the swing,” Jessa snapped out leveling Eli with a glare.
“Mhm, I see. Jackson, I do believe our Little girls are already testing the waters to see what they can get away with.” Destiny felt a huff come from the chest she was laying against.
“Do you have anything you would like to add, Little Wolf?”
Dread settled in her stomach. She didn’t want to let her sister be the only one getting into trouble, “I told her that we were supposed to stay inside.”
“And why didn’t you just stay inside when you knew she was going out?”
Destiny paused. She really didn’t have a good answer for that. She’s just always done what her sister had done, “I’m not really sure, Sir, but I didn’t want to leave her out here alone.”
Destiny looked over at Jessa, once again having an entire conversation without once murmuring a word.
I’m scared sissy. What if they decide they don’t want us now.
If they do it would be their loss. I promise no matter what you will always have me and I will always be there to protect you from the bad stuff.
“Jackson it seems once again that our girls are speaking without ever muttering a word.”
Destiny felt a Jackson chuckle at his husband’s words. She giggled a little bit at Eli’s statement, as well. It was a pretty good feeling knowing that this wasn’t something they could take away from her and Jessa.
“I’m sorry, Eli. I know that we should have stayed inside, but Jessa doesn’t like to be told what to do without a good reason. You never said why we had to stay inside, just that we were to wait there.”
Destiny watched Eli nod at her words. She hoped that he understood what she was trying to say. She didn’t want to make excuses, but this was all new to them and they wouldn’t change who they were just because there were new men in their lives.
“I see. You’re right that I didn’t tell you why you needed to stay inside, but there will be times that one of us will give you a direction and we expect you to follow it, without any complaints.” Jackson spoke.
Eli followed up his statement saying, “There will be other times where you might know the reason, but no matter what, if we are telling you to do something it’s because we have your best interest at heart.”
Destiny nodded her head before turning to look at Jessa. She could once again see the internal battle she was battling.
“I don’t know if I can handle not knowing the reason for the directions you give us,” Jessa finally whispered.
Des knew that this would be a constant struggle for her sister.
“I understand that, Little Bear. You can always ask for the reason, but that doesn’t always mean you will get one.
Just know that we have you and your sister's best interests at heart and would never tell you to do something that wasn’t important for you to do. ”
Destiny slid from Jackson’s lap and walked over to where her sister stood, wrapping her up in a bear hug, “It will be okay J, we can do this.” There was a presence at her back before she felt the strong arms of both Eli and Jackson wrap them up in their warm embrace.
Turning to face the guys as they stepped back, Destiny waited to see what would happen next.
“There won’t be any more discussion about this, nor will you get into trouble, since neither of us knew that Jessa struggled with this, but know that next time you both disobey a direction that was given to you there will be consequences. Understood?”
“Yes, Sir” both girls muttered out. “Good girls, now are you ready to head to brunch?”
Nodding their heads quickly, both girls allowed the men to usher them towards the car after saying a quick goodbye to Rae and Emmett. It was time to finally see exactly what the men wanted with them.